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Contracting Office Id Name

Human-readable name of the contracting office associated with the IDV. This is the descriptive label for the contracting office ID, not the underlying coded identifier.

Family: IDV
Category: Purchaser Information
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name
Title
Contracting Office Id Name
FPDS Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the contracting office associated with the IDV. This is the descriptive label for the contracting office ID, not the underlying coded identifier.
Business Meaning
This field identifies which contracting office is associated with the instrument, supporting office-level reporting, workload analysis, geographic or organizational segmentation, and accountability reviews. It helps analysts group awards by responsible procurement office when comparing activity across agencies or components.
Example Value
DO NOT USE--REGION 04 - OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER
Observed Non-Null Count
4,507,061

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name
FPDS XML Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • group IDVs by contracting office
  • display office names in reports and dashboards
  • validate office-level mappings against coded office IDs

Common Mistakes

  • using the name as a join key instead of the office ID
  • assuming similar labels always represent the same underlying office code

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, filtering, and descriptive grouping only. For SQL joins and deduplication, prefer the corresponding contracting office ID field; if you need office-level counts, group by the coded ID and select MIN/MAX of the name or use it only in the final projection.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name AS contracting_office_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__name IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.